Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa has seen the number of country offices represented in the Top Employer Institute’s Top Employer rankings rise from nine...
TECNO’s premium sub-brand, PHANTOM, today launched its new flagship smartphone PHANTOM X2 Series. It is the world’s first smartphone to feature a ...
CHIL Food Center, a B2B FinTech platform and a subsidiary of the CHIL GROUP has announced its 2027 innovation framework. This framework...
Raxio Data Centre is on a renewed drive to support effective data storage by Ugandan businesses. The promotion, which runs from 1st...
MTN Uganda and MTN MoMo were the biggest winners at the 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa, with the two sister companies bagging...
Investors in early-stage startups should expand their support to science and technology-based businesses beyond funding to incorporating transfers of skills or value...
One of the biggest barriers to agricultural technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa is the limited access to agricultural inputs – coupled with...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a ministerial forum on Day 0 of AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda,...
With 38 of its 54 states being coastal or island states, it is no surprise that Africa is home to over 100...
CHIL AI Lab Group has announced a new venture capital fund set to transform technology investment in Africa, following a decision by...
After four months of undercover digging, the NBS Investigative desk aired a story that shook Kampala. Dubbed ‘Money Swap Bandits’, the story...
Public Transport in Uganda. Considering that Uganda’s multimodal transport system is robust, there are discrepancies when it comes to ensuring all residents...
In terms of business operations, it is imperative for Huawei to follow the security design principles of attack and defense. Specifically, enhanced cyber...
The government has launched the 2022 National Exhibition for Science Week, (NEWS 22), Uganda’s annual showcase of science, technology, and innovation to...
After an intense and knowledge-packed week, the 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon, culminated in the Women in FinTech Summit on 16th September....
CHIL Food Center, trading as Solerchil Technologies, has announced the opening of its African office in Nairobi, Kenya. This comes weeks after...
African Vehicle-hailing app Treepz has announced the expansion of its services to cater to more Africans using buses for their transportation needs....
Day three of the ongoing Women in FinTech Hackathon was action-packed, with participants working on their products’ MVP phase one. In products’...
Day Two of the 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon concluded with Teams completing their Solution and Prototype designs. According to Boston Technology,...
M-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides digital credit to underbanked customers, today announced the release of its 2021 Impact Report. As a...
Following the completion of both entry submission and review process, Hipipo has unveiled the 20 teams that are going to take part...
SafeBoda has announced the launch of its car-hailing service — SafeCar. The company is bringing its expertise in the boda industry to...
Ugandan-based construction technology startup, Denebola Technologies has announced its expansion into the United States. This follows the recent opening of its new...
Following the consecutive eight seasons of Digital Impact Awards Africa, HiPipo has announced that entry submissions for the 2022 edition are open....
Vulnerabilities are not equivalent to defects. Although security development methods such as SDL can minimize product security vulnerabilities, security vulnerabilities will still...
When you empower one woman, you have in fact supported an entire family. This is no longer an optimistic opinion but a...
We all know our passwords probably aren’t as safe as they should be, but would it take a hacker nine months to...
SongBoost is an airplay tracking app made for Africa. The app helps musicians, managers, and labels track their music on over 300...
Uganda’s leading telemedicine and digital health provider, Rocket Health, has launched its second clinic in Gayaza located along Gayaza – Kalagi road....
Solerchil Technologies has raised $300,000 in pre-seed to support its mission of revolutionizing B2B payments. The round was led by Sufishent LLC;...
Uganda ranks as one of the global hotspots with over 55% of the youth owning or co-own a new or already running...
In this new age and era, every individual and business globally needs Technology to grow and diversify its operations. And with the...
FinTech Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of FinTech Group is one of the oldest financial technology companies in Africa with a variety of...
At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Denis Orech and two friends from Lira University decided to devise means of...
The outbreak of Covid-19 has forced many businesses to migrate from the manual way of doing things to digital solutions. Businesses that...
Uganda has a huge but largely underdeveloped fashion industry. According to a November 2020 article by The East African newspaper, “Uganda’s fashion...
Enrolling members into savings, and investment clubs is a key stage in operationalizing such organizations. But when this is done, the harder...
The world is slowly migrating into a cash-lite and eventually a cashless global economy where all transactions are done without the exchange...
One of the biggest bottlenecks of transferring funds from one country to another is the cost involved, especially if it involves different...
FutureLink Technologies is a community-driven marketplace for affordable financial services. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda as a digital national...
By Lizhi There’s no doubt that 5G is a reality and this is just the beginning. To-date, over 170 countries have put...
Agriculture remains Uganda’s top employer, with more than 60 percent of the population involved in agricultural activities. Despite this statistic, the industry...
True African is with no doubt among the legends of digital financial services in Uganda. They were among the pioneers of short...
Linmart is an online marketplace that links manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers and shoppers to one platform called a MARKET for convenient, timely...
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 was projected to be a short-term disruption but for some financial firms, it...
One of the main reasons for the early collapse of villages Saccos and Investment groups is poor bookkeeping. Hell breaks loose whenever...
Jumia Food Uganda, a subsidiary company of Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, has announced the launch of a quick commerce...
The SafeBoda Wallet is one of the most common features of the SafeBoda Super App. Besides enabling you to use the App...
The word ‘SafeBoda’ is now a household name for the majority of Ugandans who especially use Boda Bodas – motorcycles for movement...
In 2021, Flutterwave received worldwide recognition for becoming an African FinTech Unicorn. By definition, a unicorn company is a startup with a...
Many Ugandan traders in the informal sector have been shut out of digital and financial inclusion drives because of their lack of...
Renowned marketing and business expert, Steven Jeffes once said that “innovation is the unrelenting drive to break the status quo and develop...
If you are a frequent user of public transport in Africa, then you know the hustle and bustle involved in getting tickets...
When Ephrance Eunice Namugenyi’s father started a paver and block-making business, he contacted his daughter to use her Information Technology skills to...
Marie Mintalucci has spent a number of years supporting female-led groups across Sub-Saharan Africa to create self-sustaining ventures. However, during this time,...
Launched in 2013, EzeeMoney is a technology company dealing in both financial and non-financial services that target people at the bottom of...
Teams from Uganda and Nigeria emerged winners of the recently concluded Global Huawei ICT Competition. The 2021-2022 ICT Competition Awards and closing...
TECNO Mobile Uganda, a global premium smartphone brand, recently announced the launch of its CAMON 19 series at Cielo Lounge located at...
Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, today announced the distribution of over 700 motorcycle helmets to its Delivery agents (riders) as part...
In Africa, the sources of business capital are usually personal funds, family, friends and loans. The first three are usually the ideal...
One of the biggest challenges faced by Ugandan migrant workers working in the Diaspora is money remittance. The cost of sending money...
Many Ugandans are full of business ideas but their biggest bottleneck is the lack of capital and inability to access credit. For...
Almost everyone has ever received a phone call or text with the person on the other side saying that s/he has an...
Anyone doing business in Uganda will tell you that paying rent is one of their biggest nightmares. Whether you have made profits...
Many young corporates harbor dreams that would satisfy their heart’s desires. They would like to have nice cars, trendy phones, beautiful TV...
Ugandan techpreneur, Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, has sworn in as the African Representative on the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) Executive Committee. Ms. Nabuuma,...
With the worsening economic situation in the country, on top of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, most Ugandans have resorted to...
Fuzu, Africa’s fastest-growing career acceleration platform, is celebrating four years of helping hundreds of companies in Uganda digitize human resource management. According...
We are just 6 months into 2022 and itel wants its customers to WIN BIG! The iBuy Shopping Festival, put together by itel...
When Uganda was put into a total lockdown in March 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19, my stylist’s hair salon came...
Away from its negative consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opener to individuals and businesses. It brought the role and overall importance...
For those that have attended events in Uganda, you are familiar with the hustle and bustle involved in buying entry tickets. This...
Majority of Ugandans are just one medical emergency and hospital admission away from financial ruin and untold disaster. This is because accessing...
Have you ever been with an account that has money but are unable to access it? Put differently, has someone ever called...
Regardless of how persuasive loan advertisements are, getting credit in Uganda is one complicated hustle; more so for those in the informal...
The word Kawu must be familiar to whoever attended boarding schools in Uganda. Kawu is that period in a boarding school when...
The number of Huawei 5G standard-essential patents (SEPs) continue to rank No. 1 in the world, according to Clarivate, a leading global...
No serious storyteller can narrate Uganda’s post-independence story without giving prominence to the famous Luweero triangle. It is that pivotal but that...
Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia, has officially launched its 10th Anniversary celebrations campaign dubbed “10 years with you”, to commemorate a decade...
TECNO Mobile has unveiled its entry into the sector with the launch of the TECNO Wallet, a payment wallet and finance app...
In April this year, Private Sector Foundation Uganda’s new Chief Programs and Projects Officer, Damali Ssali presented about the vast business and...
Airtel Uganda has announced the addition of the Merchant Till Number for small businesses feature on Airtel Money. The service has been...
The second HiPipo 40 Days 40 FinTechs that ran in the months of July and August 2021 set the bar very high....
Airtel Uganda has joined Huawei Uganda and the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in a campaign to improve Uganda’s service delivery,...
Huawei Uganda has awarded the 2021 Seeds for the Future finalists, as well as the ICT competitors at both the National and...
The Minister of ICT and National Guidance Hon. Chris Baryomunsi has launched a talent cultivation partnership between his Ministry and Huawei. The...
By Alvin Katto It’s important to note that companies take sales as a department very seriously, and they invest incredible portions of...
HiPipo has been awarded the Best Financial Inclusion Organization in East Africa by FinTech Awards 2022 hosted by Wealth & Finance International....
itel, at the start of May 2022, revealed its latest lineup of power smartphones — the itel P38 Series. This year we...
Infinix Uganda has announced the launch of the all-new smartphone series, the HOT 12; which is a fresh smartphone that integrates long...
Uganda is one of the youngest nations on Earth! According to 2014 findings from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, up to 57%...
It is not a secret that itel is steadily changing the norms in the smartphone industry, especially in Africa. With its upcoming...
Online shopping startup Kweli.shop (a brand of Dreamstar Digital Limited) has announced an expansion of its home deliveries service (also called door-to-door...
Damali Ssali fits in the formidable mold of extraordinary ladies whose works have highly impacted and transformed several markets across the continent,...
The Infinix HOT 12 series is set to be launched in Uganda in the first week of May 2022, as the specifications...
Huawei recently launched its LEAP digital skills development program. Announced at its ICT Competition Awards Ceremony, LEAP aims to help advance the...
itel and MTN Uganda have jointly launched the itel P17 series today following the recently launched partnership between the two companies. The...
The Uganda National pitch event for Digital innovations for business resilience in the East African community was held Saturday 26th March at...
Damali Ssali has, on invitation, agreed to become a Board Member of the HiPipo Foundation. Damali joins Hon. Eng. David Karubanga, Rose...
Ugandan techpreneur, Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, has been nominated in the inaugural Business Insider Africa Awards. The awards aim to recognize African business...
HiPipo and the Ideation Corner have announced the start of the We Will Win initiative, a project that is set to make...
Uganda is now saving 4 trillion shillings annually in costs because of National Backbone Infrastructure, says NITA-U Executive Director Dr. Hatwib Mugasa....